Gift of Happiness Foundation at Wat Sam Ma Kan School - Friday 23 March 2012.
We gave hard wearing new uniforms for the children to wear once a week when they return from their summer holidays in May. These new uniforms are the second part of our two stage commitment to provide long lasting smart school-wear, that can even be handed-down to younger siblings as the children grow-up. Donations from parents of the Amnuay Silpa Bilingual School and the Nonthaburi Neighborhood Reach helped us buy the uniforms.
We also gave new Thai text books that will be ready for use during their next term and will remain useful until 2013. The books were paid for and donated by parents of the Amnuay Silpa Bilingual School in Bangkok.
We helped with music education when we gave the very talented head teacher a top quality electronic keyboard which he played during a traditional Thai dance by the children and teachers and will continue to use as a teaching aid.
We were delighted to see that Karen Armstroung from Harrogate in the UK had arrived a couple of weeks ago and volunteered her services as an English teacher at the school. This is great news for the children and for us. We have been trying to negotiate some funding from another group in the UK to enable us to employ an English teacher at the school. Now that Karen is helping, we can extend our deadline to finalize those negotiations.
Just a note about the children at this school;
They are all from very poor families who's parents or guardians make sure the children are properly fed and receive a basic education - Most parents are surviving on hand-outs from organizations like ours or poverty-line wages in return for long hard days of work in local factories that survived the floods.
We are committed to helping these children - We need your help to provide essential equipment and teaching resources to help us give them a chance of receiving a better education.
Donate in most currencies on-line, direct transfer or cheque here:
http://www.gohappiness.org/donate.html
We also gave new Thai text books that will be ready for use during their next term and will remain useful until 2013. The books were paid for and donated by parents of the Amnuay Silpa Bilingual School in Bangkok.
We helped with music education when we gave the very talented head teacher a top quality electronic keyboard which he played during a traditional Thai dance by the children and teachers and will continue to use as a teaching aid.
We were delighted to see that Karen Armstroung from Harrogate in the UK had arrived a couple of weeks ago and volunteered her services as an English teacher at the school. This is great news for the children and for us. We have been trying to negotiate some funding from another group in the UK to enable us to employ an English teacher at the school. Now that Karen is helping, we can extend our deadline to finalize those negotiations.
Just a note about the children at this school;
They are all from very poor families who's parents or guardians make sure the children are properly fed and receive a basic education - Most parents are surviving on hand-outs from organizations like ours or poverty-line wages in return for long hard days of work in local factories that survived the floods.
We are committed to helping these children - We need your help to provide essential equipment and teaching resources to help us give them a chance of receiving a better education.
Donate in most currencies on-line, direct transfer or cheque here:
http://www.gohappiness.org/donate.html
Gift of Happiness Foundation - A non profit organisation under the Royal patronage of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
Dedicated to helping poor children in Bangkok and throughout Thailand. Registered Charity in the Kingdom of Thailand
Registration number: Kor Tor 1914 -- VAT: 3-0337-6259-4
Donate in most currencies on-line, direct transfer or cheque here: http://www.gohappiness.org/donate.html
Dedicated to helping poor children in Bangkok and throughout Thailand. Registered Charity in the Kingdom of Thailand
Registration number: Kor Tor 1914 -- VAT: 3-0337-6259-4
Donate in most currencies on-line, direct transfer or cheque here: http://www.gohappiness.org/donate.html
